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Specific GravitySpeciesChemical Composition
2.20-2.26Natrolite(Na2Al2Si3O10·2H2O)
2.27Analcime(NaAlSi2O6·H2O)
2.3Sodalite(Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)
2.45Carletonite(KNa4Ca4Si8O18(CO3)4(OH,F)·H2O)
 Dawsonite(NaAl(CO3 )(OH)2)
2.5Elpidite(Na2ZrSi6O15·3H2O)
 Leifite(Na2(Si,Al,Be)7(O,OH,F)14)
2.54-2.57Microcline(KAlSi3O8)
2.55Epididymite(NaBeSi3O7(OH))
2.56-2.66Nephaline((Na,K)AlSiO4)
2.6Quartz(SiO2)
2.62Albite(NaAlSi3O8)
2.7Calcite(CaCO3)
 Hilairite(Na2ZrSi3O9·3H2O)
2.71Franconite(Na2Nb4O11·H2O)
2.78Narsarsukite(Na2(Ti,Fe3+)Si4(O,F)11)
2.8Biotite(K(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)Si3O10(OH,F)2)
 Catapleiite(Na2ZrSi3O9·2H2O)
 Dolomite(CaMg(CO3)2)
 Miserite(K(Ca,Ce)6Si8O22(OH,F)2)
 Polylithonite(KLi2AlSi4O10(F,OH)2)
 Villiaumite(NaF)
2.86Nenadkevichite((Na,Ca,K)(Nb,Ti)Si2O6(O,OH)·2H2O)
2.89Pectolite(NaCa2Si3O8(OH))
2.9-3.0Eudialyte(Na4(Ca,Ce)2(Fe2+,Mn2+,Y)ZrSi8O22(OH,Cl)2)
2.95Cryolite(Na3AlF6)
2.96Dresserite(BaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O)
3.1Leucosphenite(BaNa4Ti2B2Si10O30)
3.2Weloganite(Sr3 Na2Zr(CO3)6·3H2O)
3.23Mangan-neptunite(KNa2Li(Mn2+,Fe2+)2Ti2Si8O24)
3Vesuvianite(Ca10Mg2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH)4)
3.3-3.4Astrophyllite((K,Na)3(Fe2+,Mn)7Ti2Si8O24(O,OH)7)
3.3Fluorite(CaF2)
3.32Serandite(Na(Mn2+,Ca)2Si3O8(OH))
3.4-3.55Aegerine(NaFe3+Si2O6)
3.4-3.6Rhodochrosite(MnCO3)
3.5Arfvedsonite(Na2-3(Fe2+,Mg,Al)5Si8O22(OH,F)2)
3Burbankite((Na,Ca)3(Sr,Ba,Ce)3(CO3)5)
3.7 - 3.9Siderite(Fe2+CO3)
3.7Genthelvite(Zn4Be3(SiO4)3S)
 Strontianite(SrCO3)
3.86Andradite(Ca3Fe23+Si3O12)
3.9-4.8Zircon(ZrSiO4)
3.9Anatase(TiO2)
 Ancylite-(Ce)(SrCe(CO3)2(OH)·H2O)
3Synchysite-(Y)(Ca(Y,Ce)(CO3)2F)
4.1Brookite(TiO2)
4.2Sphalerite((Zn,Fe)S)
4.48Barite(BaSO4)
4.8Marcasite(FeS2)
5Pyrite(FeS2)
6.2Arsenopyrite(FeAsS)
7.6 (heavy)Galena(PbS)
 Birnessite(Na4Mn14O27
 Celestite(SrSO4)
 Dachiardite((Ca,Na2,K2)5Al10Si38O96
 Donnayite-(Y)(Sr3NaCaY(CO3)6
 Sodium-dachiardite((Na2,Ca,K2)4-5Al8Si40O96
 Strontiodresserite((Sr,Ca)Al2(CO3)2(OH)4







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